Steam 250

Best Games of pre-2006 Ranking

Top 100 best Steam games released before 2006, according to gamer reviews.

Note that, despite representing a historical segment, this ranking is still subject to change as votes change and old games are released on Steam.

Compare with most reviewed games before 2006.

Rank Game Score Reviews Price Actions

1

Half-Life 2 2004

FPS

9.79

280,472

98%

$1.99 $9.99

Demo

2

Counter-Strike 2000

FPS

9.78

262,145

97%

$1.99 $9.99

3

Counter-Strike: Source 2004

FPS

9.69

193,655

96%

$1.99 $9.99

4

Half-Life 1998

FPS

9.68

164,704

96%

$1.99 $9.99

5

POSTAL 2 2003

FPS

9.67

138,573

97%

$0.99 $9.99

6

STAR WARS™ Battlefront II (Classic, 2005) 2005

Third-Person Shooter

9.39

54,352

95%

$4.99 $9.99

7

DOOM + DOOM II 1995

FPS

9.39

29,212

97%

$3.99 $9.99

8

Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) 2002

City Builder

9.36

21,139

97%

$1.99 $9.99

9

Half-Life: Opposing Force 1999

FPS

9.31

29,121

95%

$0.99 $4.99

10

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition 2002

Open World

9.30

28,723

95%

$5.99 $14.99

11

CLANNAD 2004

Visual Novel

9.27

11,057

98%

$15.74 $44.99

12

Quake 1996

FPS

9.25

16,508

96%

$3.99 $9.99

13

Sven Co-op 1999

FPS

9.23

32,533

94%

Free

14

Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game 1997

CRPG

9.22

25,297

94%

$2.49 $9.99

15

STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™ 2005

FPS

9.21

17,216

96%

$3.49 $9.99

16

Psychonauts 2005

Platformer

9.20

19,380

95%

$1.99 $9.99

17

STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ II - The Sith Lords™ 2005

Party-Based RPG

9.18

26,158

94%

$3.99 $9.99

18

STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™ 2003

FPS

9.18

13,855

96%

$9.99

19

OpenTTD 2004

City Builder

9.15

17,040

95%

$5.49 $9.99

20

Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition 2000

Immersive Sim

9.14

15,716

95%

$0.90 $6.99

21

F.E.A.R. 2005

FPS

9.12

19,626

94%

$1.99 $9.99

22

Gothic II: Gold Edition 2005

Open World

9.12

17,995

94%

$4.99 $19.99

23

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2004

Vampires

9.11

15,427

94%

$9.99 $19.99

24

Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game 1998

Open World

9.11

17,537

94%

$2.49 $9.99

25

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne 2003

Third-Person Shooter

9.10

14,825

94%

$2.49 $9.99

26

Stronghold HD (2012) 2001

Real Time Tactics

9.09

10,465

96%

$1.19 $5.99

27

Quake II 1997

FPS

9.08

10,451

95%

$3.99 $9.99

28

STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ 2003

Party-Based RPG

9.08

34,087

91%

$3.99 $9.99

29

Half-Life: Blue Shift 2001

FPS

9.07

21,333

93%

$0.99 $4.99

30

Counter-Strike: Condition Zero 2004

FPS

9.07

28,466

91%

$1.99 $9.99

31

Day of Defeat: Source 2005

FPS

9.05

23,670

92%

$1.99 $9.99

32

Gothic 1 Classic 2001

Open World

9.04

18,376

93%

$4.99 $19.99

33

Worms Armageddon 1999

Turn-Based Strategy

9.03

10,963

94%

$2.99 $14.99

34

Call of Duty® 2 2005

FPS

9.01

11,638

94%

$19.99

35

Call of Duty® (2003) 2003

FPS

8.96

7,893

95%

$19.99

36

RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe 1999

Management

8.96

8,340

94%

$1.49 $5.99

37

Sid Meier's Pirates! 2005

Open World

8.94

7,595

94%

$2.49 $9.99

38

STAR WARS™ Battlefront (Classic, 2004) 2004

FPS

8.94

4,738

96%

$4.99 $9.99

39

POSTAL 1997

Psychological Horror

8.92

14,544

92%

Free

40

Return to Castle Wolfenstein 2001

FPS

8.89

9,365

93%

$1.99 $4.99

41

Neighbours from Hell Compilation 2004

Point & Click

8.89

3,167

98%

$4.94 $14.99

42

Alien Shooter 2003

Top-Down Shooter

8.88

4,784

95%

$3.24 $4.99

Demo

43

Half-Life 2: Deathmatch 2004

FPS

8.87

15,402

91%

$3.99 $19.99

44

Total Annihilation 1997

RTS

8.87

3,784

96%

$4.99

45

Battle for Wesnoth 2003

Turn-Based Tactics

8.86

6,027

94%

Free

46

Quake III Arena 1999

FPS

8.86

4,117

96%

$5.99 $14.99

47

FATE 2005

Dungeon Crawler

8.85

4,489

95%

$3.99 $7.99

48

The Curse of Monkey Island 1997

Point & Click

8.85

3,098

97%

$3.49 $6.99

49

Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter 2001

FPS

8.81

3,508

96%

$0.89 $5.99

50

Serious Sam II 2005

FPS

8.80

14,354

90%

$2.49 $9.99

51

X-COM: UFO Defense 1993

Turn-Based Tactics

8.80

4,009

95%

$1.24 $4.99

+1 52

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® 2005

Stealth

8.77

5,852

93%

$2.49 $9.99

-1 53

Obscure 2005

Survival Horror

8.77

3,299

95%

$6.99

54

Half-Life 2: Lost Coast 2005

FPS

8.75

13,502

89%

$3.99 $19.99

55

CS2D 2004

Top-Down Shooter

8.74

10,354

90%

Free

56

Max Payne 2001

Third-Person Shooter

8.74

15,915

89%

$3.49 $9.99

57

Wolfenstein 3D 1994

FPS

8.73

4,381

93%

$1.49 $4.99

58

FlatOut 2005

Combat Racing

8.69

6,714

91%

$1.49 $7.49

Demo

59

Freedom Fighters 2003

Third-Person Shooter

8.68

2,909

95%

$1.49 $14.99

60

Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter 2002

FPS

8.67

2,079

96%

$0.89 $5.99

61

Turok 1997

FPS

8.67

4,246

93%

$2.99 $19.99

62

Mafia 2002

Open World

8.66

16,376

88%

$4.94 $14.99

63

Evil Genius 2004

Base Building

8.66

3,618

93%

$0.99 $9.99

64

Day of Defeat 2003

FPS

8.65

7,382

90%

$0.99 $4.99

65

Thief Gold (1999) 1998

Stealth

8.64

4,212

92%

$1.74 $6.99

66

Master of Orion 2 1996

4X

8.64

1,767

96%

$34.99

67

Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete 2001

4X

8.61

7,834

89%

$0.99 $4.99

68

Impossible Creatures Steam Edition 2003

RTS

8.61

1,851

96%

$2.49 $9.99

69

Original War 2001

Wargame

8.61

2,177

95%

$1.99 $9.99

70

STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga 2001

RTS

8.61

4,723

91%

$2.09 $5.99

71

Sid Meier's Civilization® IV 2005

4X

8.61

3,689

92%

$3.99 $19.99

72

Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside 1996

Point & Click

8.61

1,358

97%

$4.19 $6.99

73

Lords of the Realm II 1996

Strategy

8.61

1,717

96%

$0.71 $2.99

74

STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast™ 2003

FPS

8.60

4,976

91%

$3.49 $9.99

75

Thief II: The Metal Age 2000

Stealth

8.56

2,149

94%

$1.74 $6.99

76

RollerCoaster Tycoon® 2: Triple Thrill Pack 2002

Management

8.55

5,876

90%

$2.49 $9.99

77

Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus® 1998

Platformer

8.52

1,696

95%

$1.01 $2.99

Demo

78

Soldat 2002

Free to Play

8.51

1,790

94%

Free

79

Team Fortress Classic 1999

FPS

8.50

9,304

87%

$0.99 $4.99

80

Little Big Adventure 2 1997

Exploration

8.49

938

98%

$2.99 $9.99

81

Syberia 2002

Point & Click

8.49

6,845

88%

$2.59 $12.99

82

Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic) 1994

Turn-Based Strategy

8.49

1,160

96%

$1.04 $6.99

83

Caesar™ 3 1999

City Builder

8.48

2,265

93%

$3.89 $5.99

84

Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines 1998

Stealth

8.48

4,060

90%

$2.24 $4.99

85

Pharaoh + Cleopatra 1999

City Builder

8.46

2,591

92%

$4.99 $9.99

86

Indiana Jones® and the Fate of Atlantis™ 1992

Point & Click

8.43

1,560

94%

$2.99 $5.99

87

GUN™ 2005

Third-Person Shooter

8.42

2,282

92%

$6.59 $19.99

88

Commander Keen 1990

Platformer

8.42

1,584

93%

$1.99 $4.99

89

Putt-Putt® Saves The Zoo 1995

Point & Click

8.41

825

97%

$4.19 $6.99

90

Knights of Honor 2005

Grand Strategy

8.40

2,433

91%

$2.49 $9.99

91

Sam & Max Hit the Road 1993

Point & Click

8.40

1,087

95%

$2.99 $5.99

92

Shadow Warrior Classic Redux 1997

FPS

8.40

3,654

89%

$0.99 $9.99

93

Master of Magic Classic 1994

Strategy

8.40

769

97%

$2.99 $5.99

94

EA22

SuperTux 2004

2D Platformer

8.40

1,240

94%

Free

95

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream 1996

Point & Click

8.39

4,070

89%

$2.49 $9.99

96

Vangers 1998

Psychological Horror

8.38

1,398

93%

$6.99

97

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® 3 Gold 2003

FPS

8.37

2,101

91%

$2.49 $9.99

98

Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds 1994

Point & Click

8.37

742

97%

$4.19 $6.99

99

Hidden & Dangerous 2: Courage Under Fire 2003

FPS

8.37

1,013

95%

$2.49 $9.99

100

Sanitarium 1998

Psychological Horror

8.36

1,376

93%

$4.99 $9.99